A woman took to Twitter and shared about an ‘insanely scary’ encounter she had with a stranger at a busy cafe. Twitter user, who goes by the name ‘k’, stated that a man pulled a chair in front of her and randomly sat on her table without even asking her. She mentioned how this man just came and kept his bag on the table, put his phone on charging and pulled a chair in front of her like nothing happened. “I had to quickly grab my stuff and get up from there but my heart is still pounding,” she wrote.
She further mentioned that people next to her saw how weird it actually was. “He came from outside and kept the bag on the table, I was like alright. maybe he just needed a table to look for something in his bag. the next thing, he just pulled the chair in front of me. I am so insanely scared and rarely things scare me,” she wrote.
Further, she shared her thoughts on the same. “It’s so interesting how women cannot even talk about their personal discomfort in a situation without people immediately jumping to defending an unknown man,” she wrote. Here is the viral Twitter thread.
men are so insanely scary. im in a busy cafe sitting at a table. this man just came & kept his bag on the table, put his phone on charging & pulled a chair in front of me like nothing happened. I had to quickly grab my stuff and get up from there but my heart is still pounding— k (@krownnist) May 12, 2023
people next to me saw how weird it was. he came from outside and kept the bag on the table, I was like alright. maybe he just needed a table to look for something in his bag. the next thing, he just pulled the chair in front of me. I am so insanely scared & rarely things scare me— k (@krownnist) May 12, 2023
I had a weird inexperience, I felt anxious in that moment. I tweeted about it. now uncles from all over this country are telling me how I should’ve felt, what I should’ve done and advocating on behalf of a faceless unknown man who they’re sympathising with. classic lol.— k (@krownnist) May 12, 2023
The thread, which has ow gone viral, sparked a discussion on Twitter. While many came out in support of the woman, others just casually accused her of overreacting.
“It’s a public space and the man might have thought it’s okay to sit as the seat was not taken and near to a charging point. Sometimes even I would have done that. It’s good that you expressed your view here so that the next time, we can think of how it may impact the other person,” wrote a Twitter user. Another person mentioned, “What is scary is that random people are defending this person. The least he could do was ask her permission. Respect personal space. It’s so so basic.”
“if someone is sitting at a table, it literally means it’s reserved. Just because I did not have company doesn’t give people the right to sit in front of me without asking. I cant believe I’ve to explain this like I’m talking to an ape,” wrote another person.
Here are a few responses:
Yikes! The majority of comments on this one are ridiculous, predictable and disappointing. https://t.co/W2NnHMqa59— Darshana (@lilforeigngirl) May 14, 2023
It’s a busy cafe of course; things will happen, its crowded. Yall need to stop blaming people for your traumas bc we can only be empathetic if we’re aware of them in the first place https://t.co/cQzoUdXgqN— Ranter (@Rantingchesta) May 13, 2023
It's the way the men in comments have the audacity to defend this man saying "everyone has the freedom in a public place" but delhi metro me couples dekh ke gaand jalti hai salon ki https://t.co/TsEyGjIbTM— all of rish's voices???? (@homeforrish) May 13, 2023
Same thing happened to me Women did the same thing to me in Starbucks ohh God I was so Scared https://t.co/v4GsLBN7d2— ᱬ NM ۞ ➃ Ⓐ ⨂ “ (@itsokloll) May 13, 2023
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